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Early variety, harvested after 20-27 days after germination. Root crops are round, red, white flesh, juicy, mild taste. Grow best in light to moderate, soft hummus rich, non-acid (pH 6,0-7,0) soil without weeds. The most appropriate sowing time for radish grown outdoors is March-April. For autumn harvest radish is sown in the second half of August.
Eng.: Radish. Suom.: Retiisi. Sven.: Rädisa. Bot.: Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus.
* How to grow radishes?
It's actually very simple. Its agricultural technique does not require any effort, except for watering.
Usually, radishes are sown in the ground from April 15 to May 15 and from August 15 to September 1. This is due to the fact that heat and long daylight hours cause it to shoot, although there are varieties that can be grown throughout the garden season (as soon as the ground thaws and until it freezes again).
Soil preparation.
Radish loves loose, well-absorbing water, rich in fertilizer soil. For the first sowing, it is prepared in the fall and covered with a film, and in the spring, even before the snow melts, they clear it and, as soon as the earth thaws by about 20 cm, loosen it and sow it. Introduce into the soil per 1 square meter: 1 bucket of manure humus, 1 bucket of overripe sawdust (if not available: 1 bucket of soddy soil and 1/2 bucket of river sand) 1/2 litre of wood ash, 1/4 litre of garden lime (dolomite flour), 1 tablespoon of superphosphate, 1 tablespoon of nitroamofoska, 1 tablespoon of urea (carbamide) and 1 teaspoon of potash fertilizers (potassium chloride or potassium sulfate). All this is evenly scattered over the dug-up area and dug up again, then levelled with a rake and form a bed. The ridge should not be very high and not be sloping, so that the water does not drain from it and does not stagnate, creating puddles.
Sowing is carried out in transverse grooves 1 cm deep made with a rod. A distance of 5 cm is made between the grooves and 2-3 cm between the seeds, then the grooves are covered with the same earth, watered with warm water and covered with covering material.
Further care.
After the seeds have sprouted, watering is done in 1-2 days, and less often in cold weather. When the ovary reaches the size of a large pea, watering must be done daily at the rate of 1-2 buckets per square meter. The more intense the watering, the juicier the radish and the less bitterness. Covering material can be left on for the entire period of radish cultivation, however, to slow down growth at the fruiting stage, it is better to open it.
Avoid the following mistakes: radishes are not loosened, thinned or weeded. Any attempt to do so results in the ejection of flower arrows.